Speaking of reading: to my surprise I finished this one in one sitting – the narrative (Benella’s POV) was skillfully done even if not especially fancy. Carole also mentioned that the e-book was at that time available for free on Amazon and, to my utter surprise, I managed to buy it for 0 $ as well (usually I am too late but that time somehow my luck held 🙂 ).įirst of all I liked the cover – it gives off the right vibes even though that girl, properly groomed and with a distinct make-up, is definitely not an image of the main female lead I had in mind while reading the book. I got interested immediately as I’ve always liked clever, twisted retelling of old fairy tales. One day I visited Carole Rae’s blog and found her review of this one. Finally poor Benella is tossed into his property one time too many – what the Beast will do this time? Overall the encounters with the Beast himself are never safe. She can find more food near the Beast’s haunted house but it is a risk as it always comes with a price. This was the first book that I've read by author M.J.A darker, more adult version of ‘Beauty and the Beast’ – in this retelling of the famous fairy tale Beauty a.k.a Benella is a teenager who not only has to feed her father and two unscrupulous sisters but also fend off attacks from two smith’s sons and a certain lascivious baker.
I am so happy to highly recommend Depravity, and I am so looking forward to reading the next two installments in the Beastly Tales series. Well-written, well-paced, fun, exciting, romantic and suspenseful, Depravity is a book that would appeal to any reader who enjoys fantasy, romance, suspense, fairy tales, or just a plain good work of fiction. That is certainly no small feat, to say the least.
Haag has done a fantastic job in retelling a beloved fairy tale that is pretty much known by all in a very unique and intriguing way.
From that point forward, Benella's life will never be the same. The town bullies find her and lock her behind the gates. Her main concerns, that is, until she is hunting for the best wild fruits available in the village, located next to a mysterious estate rumored to be inhabited by a wild beast.
Her main concerns in life are trying to find food to help her family to survive and trying to stay away from the town bullies who have seemingly made it their life's focus to torment her. Follow the story of the lovely Benella, a young woman born into a poor family. Haag, we are immersed in an amazing retelling of the classic fairy tale, Beauty and the Beast. In Depravity: A Beauty and the Beast Novel, the first book in the Beastly Tale series by author M.J.
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